Instructor Information

Name	Bio
Carolyn Yucha	Carolyn Yucha, RN, PhD is both a nurse and a physiologist. She has taught numerous courses in Nursing Schools in Colorado, Florida, and Nevada in Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology. She has served as Editor of Biological Research for Nursing, a peer-reviewed scientific journal, for the past 24 years. Dr. Yucha was Dean of the School of Nursing at UNLV from 2004-2017. She hopes to share her understanding of healthcare today while demonstrating that anyone can dance to music.
Joan Brookhyser	Joan Brookhyser, MD is a semi-retired physician/hospital administrator/businesswoman raised in Las Vegas. Working from 1984 until today, practicing Internal Medicine, Nephrology (kidney/transplant), and ICU medicine, Dr. Brookhyser was in private practice and managed care and was Chief Medical Officer at UMC in Las Vegas. She is the founder of NV Donor Network, a community activist, and a life-long learner and is interested in healthy living, social justice, and musical theater.

Name

Bio

Carolyn Yucha

Carolyn Yucha, RN, PhD is both a nurse and a physiologist. She has taught numerous courses in Nursing Schools in Colorado, Florida, and Nevada in Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology. She has served as Editor of Biological Research for Nursing, a peer-reviewed scientific journal, for the past 24 years. Dr. Yucha was Dean of the School of Nursing at UNLV from 2004-2017. She hopes to share her understanding of healthcare today while demonstrating that anyone can dance to music.

Joan Brookhyser

Joan Brookhyser, MD is a semi-retired physician/hospital administrator/businesswoman raised in Las Vegas. Working from 1984 until today, practicing Internal Medicine, Nephrology (kidney/transplant), and ICU medicine, Dr. Brookhyser was in private practice and managed care and was Chief Medical Officer at UMC in Las Vegas. She is the founder of NV Donor Network, a community activist, and a life-long learner and is interested in healthy living, social justice, and musical theater.

Instructor Information

Lifelong Learning